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At a Gaza zoo, war takes its toll on the animals

by | Aug 18, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

A Palestinian boy feeds a monkey evacuated from a zoo in Rafah due to the Israeli military operation, at a sanctuary in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, May 20, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled)
Municipal records show that there were a number of zoos in Gaza before the Israel-Hamas war erupted, displaying exotic and wild animals, including lions and eagles.